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**Emilio Bonifacio**
Emilio Bonifacio
; Emilio Bonifacio batting during spring training.
	Florida Marlins — No. 1
	Infielder
	Born: April 23, 1985 (age 24); Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	September 2, 2007 for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Career statistics; (through October 3rd, 2009)
Batting average	.249
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	43
Stolen Bases	28
Teams
	Arizona Diamondbacks (2007-2008); Washington Nationals (2008); Florida Marlins (2009-present);

Emilio Jose Bonifacio Del Rosario (born April 23, 1985 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball third baseman who currently plays for the Florida Marlins. He played his first Major League game September 1, 2007, when he was called up by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

[edit] Major League career

On July 22, 2008, he was traded from the Diamondbacks to the Washington Nationals for pitcher Jon Rauch and was optioned to Triple-A Columbus.

Bonifacio was called up to the majors by the Nationals on August 1, along with fellow middle infielder Alberto Gonzalez. Bonifacio went 1 for 4, with an RBI, run, and a stolen base.

On November 11, 2008 he was traded to the Florida Marlins for left fielder Josh Willingham and pitcher Scott Olsen.^[1] On March 31, 2009 the Marlins announced that he would be their starting third baseman for the season.^[2] Bonifacio hit his first home run on April 6, 2009, an inside the park home run on opening day against the Washington Nationals. This home run marked the first time in forty-one years that an inside the park home run was hit on Opening Day; the last being hit in 1968 by Carl Yastrzemski.

In 2009 he had the lowest OPS of any starter in the major leagues, at .611.^[3]

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[0] Nats get Olsen, Willingham from Marlins

[1] Bonifacio to Start at 3rd for Marlins March 31, 2009

[2] Batting Stats - 2009," ESPN, accessed October 9, 2009

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